Road accident deaths in India can be brought down if the victims are provided immediate care. To ensure that help reaches sooner, the Goa health department is introducing two-wheeler ambulances in the state to negotiate through traffic that can be traumatic and puts lives at risk. The vehicles that will cut response time for patients needing instan...

United Spirits-NDTV Road To Safety, a Diageo Initiative is a social campaign to make our roads safer and attempt to reduce the number of 'preventable accidents' by encouraging citizens to demonstrate more responsible behavior behind the wheel. The campaign is now in its third edition and will be organising a conclave on January 11 from 11am onwards...

In an apparent case of hit-and-run, a 23-year-old BJP councillor and her father, returning home after Onam celebrations, were killed when their two-wheeler was hit by a car near Altharamoodu, police said today.

With overspeeding accounting for over 62 per cent road accident deaths, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari today said cameras will be installed on National Highways to check errant drivers who would face stricter penalties.

Over 1.46 lakh people lost their lives in road accidents in 2015 - that's an average of 400 road deaths every day, according to road accident data released by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways. The number is a 4.6 per cent increase in road accident fatalities from 1,39,671 in 2014 to 1,46,133 in 2015.

A new tax could be imposed on new vehicles, imported used cars tyres and even on tyres which would contribute towards a global road safety fund. The proposal was made by the United Nations at the recent global summit on road safety in Brasilia in order to generate funds which would deal specifically with road accidents and related events.

Road accident deaths in India can be brought down if the victims are provided immediate care. To ensure that help reaches sooner, the Goa health department is introducing two-wheeler ambulances in the state to negotiate through traffic that can be traumatic and puts lives at risk. The vehicles that will cut response time for patients needing instan...

United Spirits-NDTV Road To Safety, a Diageo Initiative is a social campaign to make our roads safer and attempt to reduce the number of 'preventable accidents' by encouraging citizens to demonstrate more responsible behavior behind the wheel. The campaign is now in its third edition and will be organising a conclave on January 11 from 11am onwards...

In an apparent case of hit-and-run, a 23-year-old BJP councillor and her father, returning home after Onam celebrations, were killed when their two-wheeler was hit by a car near Altharamoodu, police said today.

With overspeeding accounting for over 62 per cent road accident deaths, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari today said cameras will be installed on National Highways to check errant drivers who would face stricter penalties.

Over 1.46 lakh people lost their lives in road accidents in 2015 - that's an average of 400 road deaths every day, according to road accident data released by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways. The number is a 4.6 per cent increase in road accident fatalities from 1,39,671 in 2014 to 1,46,133 in 2015.

A new tax could be imposed on new vehicles, imported used cars tyres and even on tyres which would contribute towards a global road safety fund. The proposal was made by the United Nations at the recent global summit on road safety in Brasilia in order to generate funds which would deal specifically with road accidents and related events.

Intelligent speed adaptation, driver alert control and eye drowsiness detectors are some of the features proposed in new Motor Bill that seeks to prevent at least 2 lakh road accident deaths in next five years through hefty penalties and jail-terms.